Schistosoma mansoni infection inhibits maturation of ovotestis allografts in Biomphalaria glabrata (Mollusca: Pulmonata)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-87

  Sullivan, John T ^a   Lares, Richard R ^a   Galvan, Alicia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; GAMETOGENESIS; GONADS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PULMONATA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031942504     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284534     Document Type: Article

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